If anyone gave him abuse they should be thrown out of stadium
And follows it up with an assist.
Good to see. Moran also got an assist for Stoke in the same game with "a perfectly weighted cross".
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
It's more his Cork background I have an issue with as a Kerryman.Originally Posted by Eirambler
I think it depends on if he ever makes any public statements about what's going on. As a young fella and a footballer I don't really expect him to any time soon, maybe he has and I've just not gone looking because I want to like him
I read an interview recently where the writer said that Azaz had stipulated no questions on the Israel/Gaza situation.
Fair enough, he's a footballer not a politician
Its really not that complicated!!!
I don't have any facts to back up this statement but an observation this season is that Boro seem to do well when Azaz is on form. He seemed to have a dip for a couple of months there but thankfully is back with a bang.
Wise move on his part.
He’s half Israeli I believe.
No matter what he says on the situation he’ll severely pi$$ someone off.
Folding my way into the big money!!!
Contributions? Is this a new thing?
What’s the next stat trend I wonder.
Attack breaking tackles?
Line breaks?
Contributions = goals and assists combined. Just a shorthand way of saying it rather than typing out "goals and assists combined" every time. A fairly standard metric I would have said, not like the xG type stuff you get a lot of these days.
Thanks for the info!
Folding my way into the big money!!!
Another goal for Azaz yesterday, which apparently means only him and Salah have ten goals and assists playing across all 92 leagues (sadly not at a comparative level).
Seems to have overcome his recent inconsistencies, which he apparently put down to dealing with being man-marked. All part of the learning curve!…
https://fmttmboro.com/index.php?thre...z.66915/page-5
With numbers like that, it seems likely he'll be in demand this summer from Premiership clubs.
You can't spell failure without FAI
One thing about Azaz is that he absolutely isn't shot-shy, if he sees a chance to shoot he nearly always goes for it. Should tie in well with Hallgrimsson's thing about wanting many finishes rather than the perfect one (that is someone's signature on here).
That's a good observation and particularly relevant in the context of our MNT.
We have been abysmal for years for shooting from distance.
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
Reports today that he has three EPL clubs looking at him with a view to a summer move, including Palace who had scouts at the Bulgaria game (and Paddy McCarthy in the Ireland dugout).
According to tbrfootball.com (26 March), Crystal Palace would be particularly keen to sign Azaz if they sell England international Eberechi Eze this summer. However, eflanalysis.com (26 March) say they "have now learned that Azaz is going nowhere despite links to the Eagles" - but the website gives no information about the source of that claim, or any other evidence to support it.
"X is going nowhere" is a negotiating stance. Everyone has a price. I imagine Azaz's would be very high this summer given his performance in the Championship, presumably long contract, and age. I'm not tuned in to transfer fees these days, but I'd have thought you'd be talking north of £10M. Szmodics went for 11, and Idah was 8.5.
You can't spell failure without FAI
His contract is until 2028, so would definitely expect it to cost more than £10m to sign him. Middlesbrough sold Emmanuel Latte Lath for anywhere between £15m and £22m depending on what report you read, so they might hold out for similar for Azaz.
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